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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: NASA

How space collaboration with US could help India breach next frontier — human spaceflight & beyond

Indian industry optimistic about growing US-India collaboration in space, as underlined again by PM Modi & President Biden in their bilateral on G20 sidelines.

NASA images show Russia’s failed Luna-25 mission left 10m-wide crater on moon

Russia said a special interdepartmental commission had been formed to probe the loss of Luna-25 craft. Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years, failed on 19 August.

‘Glad to be your partner’: NASA chief congratulates ISRO as Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon

Chandrayaan-3 became the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon. The attempt comes days after Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed.

Communication with space-probe Voyager 2 lost after NASA sends wrong command

The error occurred in July, preventing the probe launched in 1977 from receiving commands from earth.

The UFO buzz is passe—NASA has a new term for it. Here’s why we’re still fascinated

Like political scandals and high-waisted jeans, UFOs trend in and out of collective awareness but never fully disappear.

NASA scientists have made a symphony of stars—by translating space data into sound

Experts say the sonification will be particularly helpful for people with impaired vision to gain an appreciation for the strange beauty of galaxies.

Built by India & US, a satellite that can ‘map all of Earth in 12 days’ — all about NISAR mission 2024

Once launched, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite is likely to be one of the most powerful Earth observation satellites, and the most expensive one till date.

NASA plans to conduct Moon lunar mining trial for oxygen, water by 2032

Gerald Sanders, a 35-year-old rocket scientist at NASA's Johnston Space Centre, said the agency wants to quantify energy, water, and lunar soil to attract commercial investment.

What are the Artemis Accords & what do they mean for India’s space dreams

Modi, who is on a visit to the US, has announced that India will be joining the Artemis Accords, an initiative with 8 member nations focusing on cooperation in space exploration.

Robots smaller than human hair to deliver drugs inside body & raging cyclone on north pole of Uranus

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.